By: pete387
All that’s left now is the screaming if Seattle gets the last Wild Card on this tainted win.
View ArticleBy: andrewproughcfe
@thejimius — “On the Austin catch last year that somebody mentioned, that was different–in that case, both players had both hands on the ball at exactly the same time as they fell into the end zone....
View ArticleBy: footballchic777
And as fans, many of us had already stated this rule, but the NFL obviously felt we were not well enough versed with the rules of the game to know they were blowing smoke! They still never addressed...
View ArticleBy: eepobee
but i disagree that jennings “gained control” first. i’ve seen a pic from the back of the endzone clearly showing that tate’s hands where on the ball first. so now it comes down to your definition of...
View ArticleBy: trapshoot
Sunday’s game is history. The debate will continue for a long, long time. Hopefully the fiasco will speed up getting. The NFL refs back. In the meantime the Packers better take out their frustrations...
View ArticleBy: bfrsd
I used to think that those posting that the refs got the call right and the rest of the world are wrong were just posting to stir things up and be contrary. Maybe make a few Packer fans mad. After...
View ArticleBy: videinfra78
Wow, watched the Miles Austin video Seattle fans are clamoring about. No, lol. That was what a simultaneous catch looks like, that is actually a great comparison. They both 1. grab it at the same time,...
View ArticleBy: axespray
bryans49ers says: Sep 26, 2012 8:51 PM “Reverse the decision then. . Packers win,right?” nah, as a Packer fan … we either win it on Gameday or never… I’d be sick to my stomach if they reversed it 3...
View ArticleBy: jpmelon
I thought that all touchdowns were reviewed in the booth by a regular review official? The guy working in the booth is not supposed to be a replacement official. So how does the bad call on monday...
View ArticleBy: blanchonegro
tate had simultaneous control with one hand hit left hand. you can have control and possession with 1 hand.
View ArticleBy: coachglove
problem with your argument: you imply it is not possible for a player to gain control of a ball with one hand…obviously not true as we have seen one handed catches. Therefore you can suggest that Tate...
View ArticleBy: coachglove
I agree with a few other posters and add that the 2nd ref never signaled interception (by signaling touchback or pointing Green Bay’s way) he only signaled for the clock to stop.
View ArticleBy: packerfanfordecades
Yep …. I just watched the video clip referenced in your story frame by frame and was able to catch a snip and then magnify that snipped image. The magnified clip shows that Jennings has both hands...
View ArticleBy: packerfanfordecades
Oh yeah …. and then there is the fact that the Seattle fingertips on the ball way up in the air were left hand fingertips. But ….. on the ground in the scrum, the Seattle left arm disappears altogether...
View ArticleBy: muskyhunter2542
Its over…. Your welcome the the rest of the NFL for being the team that brought the real officials back…
View ArticleBy: muskyhunter2542
Anyone who truly thinks that was a TD is either blind or is liking through teal colored glasses. Golden Taint didnt even have his right hand on the ball till the ball was alread secured by Jennings....
View ArticleBy: thejimius
@ andrewproughcfe I’m afraid I disagree on the Austin catch. I just rewatched it on NFL Gamepass, and it definitely looks to me that both players put their hands on the ball at the same time.
View ArticleBy: mark0226
The real issue here is not whether the call was correct or incorrect. The issue is whether the real officials would have got it right. Would anyone bet their life on that? The real officials screw up...
View ArticleBy: callmetrl
You know who else screwed up the hail mary, besides the officials (and the NFL)? The Packers! Jennings was first to the ball – all he had to do was smack it out of bounds or spike it into the ground....
View ArticleBy: hawkfan72
Most people believe INT, mainly because they refuse to give any “control” to Tate with his one hand. The ball hits Tate’s hand, stops, and his hand never leaves. So much so that he is holding the ball...
View ArticleBy: elvoid
Let’s grant that by the book, the call was wrong. I’m giving you that one. However, now let’s get to the part all you armchair referees should be ashamed of: the treatment of the replacement official...
View ArticleBy: halps80
Love this page and respect your work, Mr Florio. I think it’s a shame that you are choosing to ridicule those who have a different interpretation of the film and application of the rule. Footage from...
View ArticleBy: kmanx89
aliensshoot1st says: Sep 26, 2012 10:45 PM If a catch can be made with one hand, ‘control’ can be constituted by one hand. Tate’s hand was on the ball first, followed by Jenning’s. Going by the rule...
View ArticleBy: kmanx89
Footage from both the sideline and back of the end zone show the ball appearing to pass THROUGH Jennings hands (to the extent that it probably would have bounced off his chest) and INTO Tate’s left...
View ArticleBy: sariff420
What’s missing in all this is Tate comes out with the ball! I know , irrelevant but if Jennings had “control” how does he lose it to someone else?
View ArticleBy: kmanx89
sariff420 says: Sep 28, 2012 6:14 PM hat’s missing in all this is Tate comes out with the ball! I know , irrelevant but if Jennings had “control” how does he lose it to someone else? ——————————————————...
View ArticleBy: sariff420
I’m thinking the NFL didn’t envision this scenario when they wrote the rule book. The rule book seems to be written with the thought process of both players being grounded to earth when trying to make...
View ArticleBy: kstreetdawg
This analysis of the rule is sound, but it assumes that Jennings undeniably obtained control prior to Tate. The fact of the matter is that the timing Tate’s control is uncertain. And to think that...
View ArticleBy: seahawklioncourt
Here’s the one question I have about this explanation of “why it was a bad call”. Where in the rulebook does it state that one hand isn’t control, or that there is such a thing as “more control” or...
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